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ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2025

Validity and predictability of mid-upper arm circumference for nutrition screening in outpatient preschoolers with cerebral palsy.

Hongyu Zhou, Tingting Peng, Mou Wei, Jingbo Zhang, Yiting Zhao, Wen Le, Danxia Fan, Shaihong Qiu, Yuai Zheng, Qiujin Lin and 8 more

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Hongyu Zhou *Department of Rehabilitation, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Tingting Peng *Department of Rehabilitation, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Mou WeiDepartment of Rehabilitation, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jingbo ZhangDepartment of Rehabilitation, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yiting ZhaoDepartment of Rehabilitation, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Wen LeDepartment of Rehabilitation, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Danxia FanDepartment of Rehabilitation, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Shaihong QiuDepartment of Rehabilitation, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yuai ZhengDepartment of Rehabilitation, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Qiujin LinDepartment of Rehabilitation, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yun ZhengDepartment of Rehabilitation, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Liying MaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jing ZhangDepartment of Rehabilitation, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jinling LiDepartment of Rehabilitation, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jinhua LuDepartment of Rehabilitation, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Hongmei TangDepartment of Rehabilitation, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Lu HeDepartment of Rehabilitation, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Kaishou XuDepartment of Rehabilitation, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.

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Abstract

Aim: Evaluating the nutritional status of children with cerebral palsy (CP) is difficult due to spasticity and contractures. Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) is a potential screening tool for malnutrition in children with CP, but its effectiveness is unproven. This study aims to provide evidence on the psychometric qualities of MUAC for clinical use and establish optimal cutoffs for preschoolers with CP. Methods: Children with CP aged 12-60 months ( Results: Compared to Z score cutoffs, WHO-recommended MUAC cutoffs showed high specificity but low sensitivity for malnutrition. MUAC significantly correlated with weight-for-length/height Z score ( Conclusion: Our study suggests that MUAC is a useful tool for screening the nutritional status of children with CP. However, the WHO-recommended MUAC cut-off may not be suitable for preschool with CP. We estimated that the optimal MUAC cutoffs were 15.35 cm for mild undernutrition, 15.05 cm for moderate undernutrition, and 14.35 cm for severe undernutrition, and 17.55 cm for overweight and 20.4 cm for obesity in preschool with CP. Clinical trial registration: www.chictr.org.cn, ChiCTR2000033869.

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cerebral palsycutoffsmalnutritionmid-upper arm circumferenceovernutritionpreschoolersundernutrition

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